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- noun Plural form of
testbed .
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By serving as "testbeds", research networks can help accelerate the introduction of new commercial services.
Background On Next Generation Internet Initiative ITY National Archives 1996
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So if he is smart, he will advocate Ares V and large diameter payload testbeds that can also give us good space-based radars, better space telescopes. radio astronomy missions, etc as suggested by Ms Porco of Cassini itself.
President's Science Advisor Talks About NASA - NASA Watch 2009
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The govt could execute specific missions as testbeds, then let industry follow behind.
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"This is disconcerting: systems that work well on testbeds often encounter potentially serious challenges when deployed in operational networks."
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Software only Sims go only so far, then testbeds are needed that include flight spares or flight components.
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In the Internet economy, high-speed networks are the testbeds of innovation, so investment is required — mainly at the national and local level — to keep them healthy and fast.
The Internet Traffic Challenge: The Policy Dimension - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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In the Internet economy, high-speed networks are the testbeds of innovation, so investment is required — mainly at the national and local level — to keep them healthy and fast.
The Internet Traffic Challenge: The Policy Dimension - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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This suggests some at least rough mapping is taking place for the world's economics, and that maybe, just maybe, these worlds might serve as testbeds for economic research and policy tests.
August 2009 2009
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This suggests some at least rough mapping is taking place for the world's economics, and that maybe, just maybe, these worlds might serve as testbeds for economic research and policy tests.
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Meanwhile, as computer models of atmospheres improved, the Earth's two neighbors, plus more exotic planets such as Jupiter, occasionally served as testbeds to probe the limits of the modelers 'methods.
History of contributions of planetary studies to the science of climate change 2008
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